Health and Global Policy Institute (HGPI) held hearings with stakeholders engaged in a number of groundbreaking initiatives for the further advancement of early detection, intervention and support, and presented “Best Practices in Promoting Early Dementia Detection, Intervention and Support.” The compilation is accompanied by policy recommendations titled, “Discussion Points for Intensifying Efforts for Early Detection, Intervention and Support in the Future.” These recommendations are based on hearings with related parties that were held to accumulate the aforementioned best practices as well as on past discussions held for this project. For details, please see the PDFs linked below.

*Please note that these recommendations were compiled independently by HGPI based on our past discussions, interviews, and related efforts. They do not include the opinions of any specific individual or organization.

■ Overview of the Policy Recommendation “Discussion Points for Intensifying Efforts for Early Detection, Intervention and Support in the Future”

1. Accept the messages being communicated by people living with dementia today and leave outdated views of dementia behind
2. Identify sources of consultation that people can trust, such as their community or their family doctor
3. Engage in collaboration spanning Government, civil society, and the parties most affected that aims to implement the use of digital technologies and other new solutions from the private sector
4. Make consultation services at local governments one-stop solutions and reinforce collaborative systems to enable those services to be able to respond to diversified consultation needs
5. Build a unified support system that spans the period from when people first notice the signs of dementia to before and after diagnosis
   • Redefining “Initial-phase Intensive Support Teams for Dementia,” the heart of unified support
   • Positioning community dementia support promoters as coordinators of diverse community resources
   • Disseminating peer support and improving its quality